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Major donors and philanthropy researchers to speak at Raising Funds from the Rich conference

Philanthropists Sigrid Rausing and Ram Gidoomal CBE, together with philanthropy researchers Dr Beth Breeze and Dr Stephen Beresford, will be speaking at the 2011 Raising funds from the Rich conference

Digital fundraising book publisher announces first four titles

Charity First is a new range of fundraising guides from SPMfundessentials offering "practical and straightforward guidance" on the challenges affecting charities today.

New bursary announced for major donor fundraisers

Institute of Fundraising Major Donor

The Major Donor Special Interest Group (MDSIG) committee and TPP, the recruitment consultancy, are delighted to announce a new bursary for major donor fundraisers.

Major donors 'under-represented group' in the City

Major donors are an "under-represented group, particularly in the City", philanthropist Melanie Edge told delegates at the IoF National Convention this week.

Charities Aid Foundation creates social investment fund

The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has launched a social investment fund, the CAF Social Impact Fund, to enable philanthropists to invest in providing loans for charities to help them become stronger

Factary compares public thank-you activities of charity sectors

Thank you in multiple languages

Prospect research specialists Factary have looked at the wide difference in thanking practice across five UK nonprofit sectors, based on data in its Factary Phi online database of donors and supporter

Top 100 philanthropists' donations down 33% in a year, but £1m+ donations increase

Donations from the top 100 philanthropists have dropped by one third in a year, down by £818 million to £1.67 billion, according to this year's Sunday Times Giving List.

Major Donor Special Interest Group offers six bursaries for 2011

The Major Donor Special Interest Group (MDSIG) of the Institute of Fundraising is offering six bursaries this year covering the National Fundraising Convention, training and professional development,

John Timpson pledges £1m to parent training programme

John Timpson

Businessman John Timpson CBE has pledged £1 million to help After Adoption expand its SafeBase parent training programme to families across the UK, to help reduce adoption break-downs.

Lesley Hynes sets up major donor and strategic fundraising consultancy

Lesley Hynes

Lesley Hynes has stepped down from fundraising company Midas after 18 years to establish her own company.

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